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Port Fairy is one of those places in the world that you only hear about when you are at the local pub and someone tells you about "a place you 'just' have to go and see".
I was told from a local that if I wanted to photograph wildlife then I should definitely go to Port Fairy and photograph the Australasian Gannets (Morus serrator).
Now I don't know much about birds, but the local told me that it was the only colony nesting on the mainland. Everywhere else they laid their eggs on islands off the coast of Australia.
So, I set out and drove to the small town located in Victoria with a few cameras and lenses.
Fujifilm X-E1 - 116mm - f6.4 - 1/600 - ISO 400
The light wasn't that great, but some of the beaches along the way offered postcard views. I wasn't really equipped to take photos of the ocean, I was mainly here for the birds, so I didn't stay long at all.
Fujifilm X-A1 - 16mm - f7.1 - 1/350 - ISO 200
After getting lost a few times, I finally made it to the colony of birds. The majority of birds were nesting high on the cliff top so I thought it would be a good opportunity to photograph some contrasty images from below. The goal was to capture the birds returning to their nests with objects in their beaks.
Here are my top three photos from the shoot:
Fujifilm X-A1 - 105mm - f8 - 1/4000 - ISO 200
Fujifilm X-A1 - 78mm - f10 - 1/4000 - ISO 200
Fujifilm X-A1 - 64mm - f13 - 1/4000 - ISO 200
The final image I captured was from the top of the cliffs. It'a my artist impression of the birds. Hope you like it :)
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That bird, those colors= perfection!
Thank you @artedellavita!
fotos de mucha calidad!
Thank you
wow man the first and last one, just wow
Thank you for your comment @mrwanderlust. I went for something a little bit different with that image
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I'm so jealous of your fujifilm!! :) great shots though, especially the one you shot with the 200
Haha yeah they are good cameras @donniedeluxe! Thank you for your kind words :)
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Nice captures!
Thank you @kuenok
The Australasian Gannet is beautiful, seems to have a wingspan that lasts forever! Definitely love the last photo!
That's a great way to describe their wingspan. As always thanks for commenting.
Hehe thank you :)!
You missed your calling! You should be a writer!
Haha awww you're too kind!!!
I'm not sure about that :)
It's true :)!
Nice shots. This reminds me of the post I made yesterday. https://steemit.com/colorchallenge/@trulafountaine/color-challenge-friday-blue-bird-and-carved-marble-window
Thanks for sharing @trulafountaine